L3 Inquiry - Summary

What you need to show

Achieved: Report on your findings in relation to your inquiry question(s) and proposed outcome.
Merit: Discuss future opportunities related to your inquiry focus and explain possible impacts.
Excellence:

• Consider possible issues relating to the proposed outcome and suggest improvements, extensions, and/or follow-up

• Critique the accuracy, relevance, reliability, and/or significance of the findings (including source bias/inaccuracies)

(Strengths & weaknesses are covered in your proposal.)

The summary should be between 300–500 words OR bullet points. If you’re aiming for Scholarship, use paragraphs (rather than bullet points)and link ideas across Parts A–C.” w

Section 1 — Restate your refined focus + Big Question (2–4 sentences)

• What did you investigate?

• What was your Big Question?

• Why does it matter?

Section 2 — Key findings (from your Findings Analysis Report) (6–10 bullet points)

Use 2–3 findings from each part:

• Part A (User & Human):

• Part B (Technical & Practical):

• Part C (Wider implications):

For each finding, include a short “so what” line:

• This matters because…

• This means my outcome needs to…

Section 3 — Future opportunities + impacts (Merit) (2 opportunities)

For each opportunity, write 3–5 bullets:

• What is the opportunity? (what could change in the next few years?)

• Possible positive impacts

• Possible negative impacts / risks

• What it might change about your outcome (design choices, requirements, constraints)

Section 4 — Issues + improvements/extension/follow-up (Excellence)

Write 4–8 bullets:

• Possible issues/limitations with your proposed outcome

• Improvements you would make

• Extensions you would add if you had more time

• Follow-up research or testing that would strengthen it

Section 5 — Critique of your findings (Excellence) (6–10 bullets)

Critique the overall findings (not just one source):

• Which findings are most reliable and why?

• Which findings are uncertain/contested and why?

• Where might bias/inaccuracy have affected conclusions?

• What evidence is missing?

• How generalisable are your findings (broad vs specific to your context)?

• How confident are you in your proposal as a response to the inquiry?

Final line (1–2 sentences)

Finish with a clear link to action:

• “Because of this inquiry, my proposed outcome should prioritise…”

• “The most important considerations for success are…”